Five Polk County wrestlers will begin their quest for a state title on Friday as the 2020 NCHSAA Individual Wrestling State Championships begin in Greensboro.
One round of wrestling is slated Friday for 1A competitors, that beginning at 12:30 p.m. The 1A semifinals are slated for Saturday at noon, with consolation rounds following at 2:15 and 4 p.m. The consolation finals are scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m., with the championship round at 7:30 p.m.
All matches will be held at Greensboro Coliseum. Video coverage will be available online via the NFHS Network.
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Polk County’s five state qualifiers are the most for the program in more than a decade.
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Collier Foster, 36-18
Foster is the third seed from the 1A West bracket and will face Uwharrie Charter’s Gage Beal, the second seed from the East. Beal enters with a 52-3 record.
120
Satchel McCoy, 32-15
McCoy is the fourth seed from the West and will face East champion David Garcia of Granville Central. Garcia enters with a 19-6 record.
132
Preston Burnett, 42-10
Burnett is the second seed from the West and will meet East Carteret’s James Lawrence in the first round. Lawrence, the third seed from the East, has a 44-6 record.
182
Gage McSwain, 26-8
McSwain is the third seed from the West and will face Bishop McGuinness’ Daniel Cancro in the first round. Cancro is the second seed from the East and has a a 37-8 record.
195
Trey Thompson, 36-12
Thompson, the fourth seed in the West, will meet East champion Adrian Little of Albemarle in the first round. Little has a 28-4 record and finished second in last year’s state tournament.
